Facebook and Instagram are banning posts mentioning abortion pills. They say that content attempting to "buy, sell, trade, gift, request or donate pharmaceuticals is not allowed", which is more than fair - can't go around promoting the distribution of prescription drugs - but it looks like the mere phrase "did you know abortion pills can be mailed?" or something to that effect is enough to get the post deleted. Even discussing the fact they can be posted (legally, via mail-order), with no intention to distribute the pills is pretty shit from Meta and another example of AI-based moderation's collateral damage.
Thanks to the efforts of Choice in exposing the practice of retailers using facial recognition in stores without express permission from customers, The Good Guys has decided to "pause the trial of the upgraded security system with the optional facial recognition technology being conducted in two of its Melbourne stores", until "clarification from the OAIC regarding the use of this technology". Bunnings and Kmart are still using facial recognition on their in-store CCTV systems without getting the clear consent of people entering the store and the OAIC is still investigating the practice.
Mastercard is now approved as an identity exchange under Australia's Trusted Digital Identity Framework. According to the framework, "identity exchanges convey, manage and coordinate the flow of identity attributes and assertions between members (identity providers, credential providers, attribute providers and relying parties) of an identity federation". Mastercard has also applied to be an identity provider, and credential provider, as well as working with the Digital Transformation Agency to use ID for age verification. It all sounds very complicated and boring.
The KISA phone looks like an excellent device for anyone that finds modern mobile phones too hard to use. It has large, high resolution buttons with clear and easy to read labels that do what they say that are custom made when ordering. The KISA is not a smartphone with a touch screen, the buttons are physical and tactile. There's also GPS tracking (to find the owner should they wander), a built-in SOS/emergency button, a very loud speaker and long battery life. It's not "cheap" at $254, but it is available via the NDIS if price is an issue.
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